Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-27
Pestered by n Crazy adnstres.
AN INSANE ASYLUM NURSE CLAIMS A WEALTHY
MANS DAUGHTER A. HIS WIFE

AN INSANE ASYLUM NURSE CLAIMS A WEALTHY
MANS DAUGHTER A. his WIFE.
The New York Tribune says: Mss Anna Alexan-
der, q daughter OF Geo. Alexander. well-known
wealthy lumber merchant over whose viii a con-
lately took place In the Brooklyn courts Is at
present living with some frieais at No $40 Pros
pect place, Brooklyn. For some time she has been
annoyed by the persistent attentions OF q man
named Francis Higgins. nurse In the Kings
County Hospital for the Insane. who had sent let
ters TO her at frequent lnieyals 10 which she paid
ar one i,m. an Inmate OF % The asyium aisSIns ss1
Miss Alexander was smltten Dy her charms and
began TO write 10 her. saturday afternoon Hig-
parlor TO receive the caller he began 10 call her
adarling" and .wife," and attempted 20 embrace
her. She escaped from him and called assistance,
when he insisted that Miss Alexander was his
wife and refused 10 leave the house. Ills excited
manner and strange halucinations led 20 the be-
lief that he was insane policeman was sum
nloned and he was arrested Al the 18th precinct
police station he acted as n he was insane. Miss
Alexander said she had never seen him before and
did not know why he wrote 20 her or wanted 20
see her. Higgins has been employed at the insane
asylum for some time and was regarded as trust
worthy although he acted go peculiarly Oh late
Taken from a Jail and BsaageA.
A MOB ovEkPowKRs A JAIIER AND LYscHEs q HD-
GRO MURDERER.
A Franklin, KY, mob visited the county jail
Friday night and took from his cell Tom Doss, the
negro who, few weeks ago, shot W. =. Holmes.
an aged citizen Of the county. The jail WAS
surrounded by the mob, and twelve OF the number
went 10 the front door OF the room where Jailer
Hunt was sleeping and knocked. telling him that
consta bic In the county was there with prisoner.
whereupon the door opened and a heavily
masked squad OF men rushed IN. The Jailer got hio
pistol ana would have shot the leader OF the gang,
with whom he had a tusse, but hls arm WAS seized
and ne was oyerpowered, and his pistol wrenched
from him. They covered him with rcvolvers and
demanded the prisoner. He led the way 20 the
cell, unlocked the door, ana the negro WAS dragged
out In his night clothes and hurried o6. The
prisoner did not make much outcry. He asked for
time 10 put on his clothes, which was denied him.
He was taken towards the Tennessee line and
hanged The jail had been kept guarded Tor soOo
time, till all fears OF a mob had subsidized
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SlOsson % Play No More Moschea.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean. Deceuber "a
Geo. II. Slosson and Frank Ives are hard &C work
practicing for the coming balk-ine billiard tourna-
mept al 81. Louis, January 3 Slosson said yester.
day after the CONCLUSION OF the st. Louis tour
nament he proposed 70 retire from the neld, and
would never again appear In a match game o.
tournament He proposes 20 attend 10 hts ouolno0
OF room keeping, and 10 devote his time 70 giving
instruction In the game. "T have made up my
mind" said he, sro put my knowledge OF the game
20 some use. I have often been asked BY gentle
men TO give them instruction but could NOT DO 70
under the circumstances Now I prupose 20 take
up The business and pront by It. i nave given up
public appearances and after the st. Louis tournz-
Inenf VIII not again enter q match or contest y
public"